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Smith Elementary Calling on Watch D.O.G.S.
by Tina Cole-Mullins Smith Elementary is calling on Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) to participate in this nationwide program, which was launched in 1998 and can be found in over 6,000 schools nationwide. “You don’t have to have kids to be a role model. These kids see a lot of moms and women in […]
Bo and Peep still on the Lam
by Amy Haggerty The two sheep on the run since August are on the lam in a farm field in their favorite hangout on the corner of Catholic Church Road and Chapman Road. As SCN reported on Dec. 13, 2019, Bo and Peep, as people in the area have nicknamed them, can be found behind […]
Local youth changes course and makes good
by Amy Haggerty Stockbridge High senior Bradley Cooper received a second chance at building a future, and he went for it. In October 2019, SCN first reported Cooper’s change of course to attend the Michigan Youth Challenge Academy, and in December, Cooper graduated. MYCA, a Battle Creek-based academy, is designed to educate, train, and mentor […]
EXPERIMENTAL AIRCRAFT ASSN. – CHAPTER 55 AWARDS SCHOLARSHIPS:
The Experimental Aircraft Association-Chapter 55 of Mason has named two students as recipients of their Newberry Aviation Scholarship for 2020. JuliAnne Miller was awarded a scholarship in the amount of $1,000. She is a student in the Lansing Community College School of Aviation Technology located at Mason Jewett Field, Mason, MI. JuliAnne plans for a […]
Ugly sweater contest announces three winners
After consulting with three judges, SCN is pleased to announce three winners in its first annual Ugly Sweater Contest. First place along with a $25 gift card goes to Frank Spadafore in the Christmas tree sweater. Second place goes to the two Kimmel brothers, also in Christmas sweaters. Third place winner, Harshitha, 4.9 years old, […]
The Prosperity of Munith
by Ron and Arlene Kaiser The log house on the Sutton Farm owned by Hiram Sutton became the site for the depot of the Grand Trunk Railway in 1884 when it was built from Pontiac to Jackson. Seeing the possibilities afforded by the railway, Mr. Sutton platted his farm for the building of a new […]
Lakewood apartment residents say, “Enough is enough!”
By Tina Cole-Mullins Residents of Lakewood apartment complex have had enough, just ask Frank Ulanowicz along with his neighbors who agree, “Enough is enough.” After going nearly a week without heat and then another weekend without water in complex A, residents want to be heard and don’t feel their problem has been solved. Instead they […]
Of Mannequins and Manners
by Paul Crandall December, 2019. The mannequins arrived on the front lawn of an unassuming house in the 800 block of S. Clinton Street sometime around Halloween. Or perhaps they arrived before that — they would have been easier to overlook before the fall foliage fell away. At Halloween, they served as one grotesque public […]
Student Spotlight: 8th Grade Student Cheyenne Calhoun
by Cindy Lance Jr/Sr High 8th grade student Cheyenne Calhoun has attended Stockbridge Community Schools her entire academic life. Her most memorable experience so far has been in Mrs. Taylor’s kindergarten class, and she has developed a love for English and Math. This can be seen through the comments of her current teachers in these subjects. “Cheyenne […]